American Offshore Whaling Voyages: A Database

Voyages of Vigilant (Bark)

Built: 1852 in Rochester, MA. Frozen in the ice and destroyed in the Arctic, 1879

Departure	Arrival	Master	Hailing Port	Destination	Sperm	Whale	Bone	Source
1852, Jun	1855, Jul	Deblois, John Scott	New Bedford, MA	Pacific	337	1060	12100	*
1855, Nov	1859, May	McCleave, Joseph	New Bedford, MA	Pacific	410	530	5400	*
1859, Aug	1864, Jun	Cole, Frederick P.	New Bedford, MA	Pacific	862	549	0	*
1865, May	1867, Oct	Childs, William	New Bedford, MA	Atlantic	411	275	1400	*
1867, Nov	1870, Apr	Baker, Archelaus, Jr.	New Bedford, MA	Indian	1476	2	0	*
1870, Oct	1874, Aug	Thacher, Otis Freeman	New Bedford, MA	Indian	1498	1186	1000	*
1874, Nov	1878, Jun	Gifford, William D.	New Bedford, MA	Pacific	1410	475	0	*
1879, Jan	1879,	Smithers, Charles R.	New Bedford, MA	Arctic	0	400	6000	*